Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we invited Wofford College's defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach, Sam Siefkes onto the show. Hear how Coach Siefkes motivates, instructs, and evolves his defense, particularly through using position-less players. Also hear how Coach Siefkes emphasizes attacking one-on-one matchups against the opposition's weakest player on offense on this episode.

Show Notes:

2:14 Coach Siefkes' background

4:29 Mentors for Coach Siefkes

5:56 How to climb coaching ladder

7:28 Overall philosophy

9:53 Coach Siefkes' experiences

11:24 Pillars of Wofford's defense

13:19 Details of practice

17:45 Mental approach to big games

19:06 Preparing for spread offenses

21:04 Development in camp

22:40 Playing against 10 and 11 personnel

25:23 Defensive front vs. spread gaps

27:30 Matching personnel

28:58 Practice structure

30:40 Tendencies, alignments, and formations

33:08 Structure for a user friendly system

35:23 The winning edge

36:43 Recruiting areas 

You can follow Coach Siefkes on Twitter @CoachSiefkes.

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